Lalit M. Jeena*, Anjali Tempe, Renu Tanwar, Sabita Chourasia, Nidhi Singh and Bhupender Patuna
Cloning is the process of creating genetically identical copies of biological matter include genes, cells, tissues or entire organisms. In molecular biology, cloning is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occur in nature when organisms like bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. The first major breakthrough has been the pioneering work of Wilmut, Campbell and their colleagues in 1996 through Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) technology, followed by the birth of Dolly the sheep. This was the first reported mammalian clone from a fully differentiated adult cell. The birth of Dolly, the prospects of cloning technology have extended to ethically hazier areas of mammalian cloning and embryonic stem cell research. This review hopes to bring the reader closer to the science and the ethics of reproductive technology, and what the implications are for the medical practitioner.
Published Date: 2021-10-18; Received Date: 2021-07-20
